Just recieved my replacement G1 and it had the 1.5 update already on the phone,I have been trying to root the phone and it will not take it. I tried to load the 1.0 software and it won't take it eaither.
How can i root my phone?
FenderGuy said:
Just recieved my replacement G1 and it had the 1.5 update already on the phone,I have been trying to root the phone and it will not take it. I tried to load the 1.0 software and it won't take it eaither.
How can i root my phone?
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You weren't able to flash the dreaimg.nbh file through bootloader?
DOHCtor said:
You weren't able to flash the dreaimg.nbh file through bootloader?
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IM me me
AIM: Breakthecycle2
DOHCtor said:
You weren't able to flash the dreaimg.nbh file through bootloader?
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Nope did everything to load it
Oh my, you aren't the first person to have this issue. This is scaring me! o.o
wondering if t-mobile "perfected" the phone?
Can anyone help?
Has the phone been updated to CRC1?
Problem solved but now a huge new problem
I formatted the card to fat32 issue solved realized it was a differnet 1gb memory card i put in ....now another phone seems bricked?
http://theunlockr.com/2009/06/21/how-to-save-apps-to-your-sd-card-on-the-g1/
after going through the process of rooting and loading a new rom from the above link , my last step to was to save the apps to my sd card, followed steps and set the part to 297.3 and then my phone stays on the G1 bootup screen does not want to boot up, has this step claimed another phone? a little annoyed at the moment
Could we get a developer's take on this issue?
ok followed steps to reload JF update on phone and its back to its normal state. I wont be follwoing the above links anymore...
Can someone point me to a better apps to sd link?
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Ok well first of all let me start out by saying that i'm fairly new to rooting and stuff like that. I first bricked my phone trying to install the JAChero build lol. So after getting the replacement phone and learning from my mistake, I finally got it installed and love it. My question is how do I upgrade it from the 2.63 that I have to the 2.7 that is out now? Do I just upload the update file to my sd card and reflash? Or is there an easier way of doing it?
Thanks
ValdreZ said:
Ok well first of all let me start out by saying that i'm fairly new to rooting and stuff like that. I first bricked my phone trying to install the JAChero build lol. So after getting the replacement phone and learning from my mistake, I finally got it installed and love it. My question is how do I upgrade it from the 2.63 that I have to the 2.7 that is out now? Do I just upload the update file to my sd card and reflash? Or is there an easier way of doing it?
Thanks
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Yep - download, rename to update.zip, reboot & flash. Need to check the JACHero thread to see if a wipe is needed, but probably not for a simple upgrade.
Hey guys im looking to root my G1 (UK) am i safe to do it even though ive recently updated and my build number is CRC1? im really wanting my phone to appear to have the hero interface so am i correct in thinking that i just need to root it, apply Cyanogen's Recovery and then run the latest JAChero ROM? thanks - Adam
You'll have to downgrade to RC7, then root, then update your radio, then update your SPL, then update your ROM.
uansari1 said:
You'll have to downgrade to RC7, then root, then update your radio, then update your SPL, then update your ROM.
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where can we find RC7? reliable link. and thanks ive been searching for this, ADAM182 can you confirm with me how it works with you after.
You'll have to downgrade to RC7, then root, then update your radio, then update your SPL, then update your ROM.
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Thanks Uansari thats what i wanted to hear, im wondering if the CRC1 update caused any problems with regards downgrading/rooting but maybe its to early for anyone to know.
Bzerk1 said:
where can we find RC7? reliable link. and thanks ive been searching for this, ADAM182 can you confirm with me how it works with you after.
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heres the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480 thats what im going to be using, ill let you know how i get on..... if i dare to do it.
If you follow that guide you won't have any issues. Just take your time to read it all first while you download the required files. Familiarise yourself with the steps then just take your time with it.
Quick update, everything went well and im more that happy its like having a new phone - Thanks guys
- just wondering can i now format my memory stick to get rid of all the files i put on it or are there things on it that will stop my phone from running root and roms? - Thanks - Adam
Adam182 said:
Quick update, everything went well and im more that happy its like having a new phone - Thanks guys
- just wondering can i now format my memory stick to get rid of all the files i put on it or are there things on it that will stop my phone from running root and roms? - Thanks - Adam
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You can go ahead and format your SD card, there is nothing on there that gives root "permissions". Make sure you only format the FAT32 partition though and not the EXT partition because you will lose Apps 2 SD if you did that step already. If you didn't partition your SD card yet in preparation for your Hero build, and have no idea what I'm talking about, you can still format it and not lose root or ROMS lol
I have a crc1 version, but i don't know which version if UE or US. Immagine US because is from there. The procedure is the normal one, installing the RC29 or RC7? Which one of thos i have to install, the RC29 or the RC7?
Thanks a lot in advance.
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I have a crc1 version, but i don't know which version if UE or US. Immagine US because is from there. The procedure is the normal one, installing the RC29 or RC7? Which one of thos i have to install, the RC29 or the RC7?
Thanks a lot in advance.
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If its US then RC29.
supremeteam256 said:
If its US then RC29.
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that's the problem, how to be sure that is us version?
hey guys i'm trying to root my phone first time
i've moved DREAIMG.NBH, recovery.img and update.zip to sd card and then turn off my phone. Then i hold camera button and press power button to entry bootloader mode and i got the message checking.......and then "not allowed"
where's the problem,
i have CRC1 firmware 1.5, Germany T-mobile
^ try doing the .nbh file by itself first, on your SD card that is formatted to Fat32. Then reboot, delete this file from your SD, then add the other files to the SD card. Follow the guide, it will not fail you.
with that said, you should find cyanogens image file... it is pretty awesome. ver 1.4.
nothing again,
i did as you said and again i've got messag. when reboot "not allow"
here is spec:
DREA110 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.96.0000
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
whats the next, can u help me?
did you get the correct .nbh file (RC29 is for the US only, RC7 is for the UK)
Did you format your SD card using your computer to FAT32?
Did you copy the correct .nbh file to the SD card (that was blank... no folders, nothing on it)?
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Just saw the other info you posted... have you already installed the new radio and SPL? I do not know if the order of things matter.... but it does not follow the instructions for rooting. If you have already done that, you may need to look for the more experienced people on here to chime in.
s15274n said:
did you get the correct .nbh file (RC29 is for the US only, RC7 is for the UK) yes i did for UK (RC7)
Did you format your SD card using your computer to FAT32? yes i did
Did you copy the correct .nbh file to the SD card (that was blank... no folders, nothing on it)? yes i did
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Just saw the other info you posted... have you already installed the new radio and SPL? I do not know if the order of things matter.... but it does not follow the instructions for rooting. If you have already done that, you may need to look for the more experienced people on here to chime in.
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nope i didn't install new radio and SPL, i think i have to install RC7 first at all, but i can't. What's about RC8 or RC9, because i'm in Germany?
sasa3791 said:
nope i didn't install new radio and SPL, i think i have to install RC7 first at all, but i can't. What's about RC8 or RC9, because i'm in Germany?
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RC8 or RC9 are just updated RC7 w/ the root exploit fixed ( its like RC30 for the US)
You may have to try the GoldCard Method
Heres a tut
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547557
you can stop before you get to where it says
FOR THE HERO ROMS
because you don't need to take that risk unless you want hero
thx for that link, that is really what i need, but that's confusing me for understand
I followed the steps in this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654 for unrooting my rogers dream right down to the letter but somehow managed to screw up. I want to get my phone back to its original state, but am unsure of two things, so im going to ask them here before I screw up second time (and brick for good :S)
Code:
fastboot flash radio rogersradio.img
fastboot flash recovery rogersrecovery.img
fastboot erase system -w
and flash the update.zip found somewhere on this forum ;P
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1) Where is this update.zip? There are so many, im not even sure where to begin looking
2) I cant access my sd card anymore (can only boot into fast boot mode and recovery mode). Is there still a way to write the update.zip to the card, or do I need to find another phone to give me access to the card.
Thanks!
martin_secretary said:
I followed the steps in this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654 for unrooting my rogers dream right down to the letter but somehow managed to screw up. I want to get my phone back to its original state, but am unsure of two things, so im going to ask them here before I screw up second time (and brick for good :S)
1) Where is this update.zip? There are so many, im not even sure where to begin looking
2) I cant access my sd card anymore (can only boot into fast boot mode and recovery mode). Is there still a way to write the update.zip to the card, or do I need to find another phone to give me access to the card.
Thanks!
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can't you just flash the official rogers update?
martin_secretary said:
I followed the steps in this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654 for unrooting my rogers dream right down to the letter but somehow managed to screw up. I want to get my phone back to its original state, but am unsure of two things, so im going to ask them here before I screw up second time (and brick for good :S)
1) Where is this update.zip? There are so many, im not even sure where to begin looking
2) I cant access my sd card anymore (can only boot into fast boot mode and recovery mode). Is there still a way to write the update.zip to the card, or do I need to find another phone to give me access to the card.
Thanks!
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you can put the files on your sdcard by mounting it in your recovery and using adb push
if you have cyanogens recovery, go to console on it and type
Code:
ums_enable
and it will show up on your computer
when your done
Code:
ums_disable
correct me if im wrong, but my phone needs to be rooted in order to use cyanogens recovery right?
Something tells me that my phone didnt root when I was following those instructions (maybe I have that perfect SPL everyone is talking about?)
Anyway so far Ive spent half a day on this, and no luck, and I feel like Im getting ever closer to bricking my phone. It doesnt help that almost all guides here are for the G1 and very little for rogers.
Anyway, is anyone interested in $25 that Ill pay them via paypay/online banking to talk to me through recovery? Private msg me
hjlow said:
can't you just flash the official rogers update?
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there is no official rogers update
martin_secretary said:
there is no official rogers update
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It's posted on rogers website.
Right then,
Already searched on this one and not yet seen a solution to my problem. I own a T-mobile G1 and my phone crashes after it has booted up, or will not boot up properly: either the T-mobile G1 screen stays on for 5-6 seconds then I get a black screen, or it boots up then freezes with a black screen, or it won't switch on at all.
I currently have:
T-Mobile G1 with Root
2.22.19.26I radio installed
1.33.2005 "Death" SPL installed
Amon_RA's RA-v1.2.3 recovery installed
MghtyMax "What a feeling" 1.9.1 Hero ROM installed
fat32, ext3 and linux-swap on class 6 8Gb sdcard
I can get to recovery (sometimes.....it doesn't always get that far) and fastboot, so hopefully it's not bricked. I have already tried wiping (ALT+W) and formatting the ext2 (from the option in RA's recovery menu and also via console); removing all the partitions and starting afresh recreating them (after removing them of course), and as I can get to recovery (sometimes) I have tried flashing a different ROM (SENSEhero 1.3.3 unthemed) but still get the same issue.
I have flashed quite a few ROMs recently and not had any issues, so any help on this one would be most appreciated!
matthenry87 said:
Check your SD Card. My buddy had the same "black screen" problem and I discovered his SD card was slightly popped out. I clicked it back in and boom. problem solved. For him at least!
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I'll give it a go..........
Seems like it is a problem with the sd card. Removed it and plugged it into my pc via a card reader and it couldn't recognise the card. Amazon here we come! Thanks for the help!
Give us a logcat from ddms.bat.
Binary100100 said:
Give us a logcat from ddms.bat.
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he already solved it....
Not again......
B-man007 said:
he already solved it....
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Okay,
It is still doing it and I'm not sure if it is the sdcard. Tried a different card I have at home and I still have the same problem.
I'm also getting extra coloured pixels appear on the T-Mobile G1 screen.
I can still get to bootloader and recovery (sometimes.....).
How do I pull a logcat?
MrZ
adb logcat
you can also run ddms.bat and get the log from there
misterzak said:
Okay,
It is still doing it and I'm not sure if it is the sdcard. Tried a different card I have at home and I still have the same problem.
I'm also getting extra coloured pixels appear on the T-Mobile G1 screen.
I can still get to bootloader and recovery (sometimes.....).
How do I pull a logcat?
MrZ
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well trying to solve the problem by trying another sdcard is not a fix... since some roms do rely on the ext contents for things to work properly. what i suggest is having the 3nd card completely wiped and partitioned correctly..then move a rom onto the card and flash like u normally would.
Thanks for the info.
That was one of the first things I tried. I managed on Tuesday to install AOSP_ADP_1.6_r1.2_DRC92_rooted_base_v2.zip, and it worked for a short period of time, but it now crashes or doesn't boot up.
Getting worried now.......
misterzak said:
Thanks for the info.
That was one of the first things I tried. I managed on Tuesday to install AOSP_ADP_1.6_r1.2_DRC92_rooted_base_v2.zip, and it worked for a short period of time, but it now crashes or doesn't boot up.
Getting worried now.......
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Something may be wrong with the phone itself
Try flashing the RC29 and seeing if the problem persists. if it does, then its probably a hardware problem. You can talk to tmobile or HTC about it and see what they say
B-man007 said:
Something may be wrong with the phone itself
Try flashing the RC29 and seeing if the problem persists. if it does, then its probably a hardware problem. You can talk to tmobile or HTC about it and see what they say
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Thanks for that. I assume if they ask me to return it to them to reflash the original bootloader and recovery screens so that they cannot tell I've been "playing" with my phone...
Haha well once you flash the RC29 you wont have to because it will all be stock. If Tmo replaces phones for missing text messages, which is for sure a software problem (yes ive seen them do this), then they definitely will for this issue.
B-man007 said:
Haha well once you flash the RC29 you wont have to because it will all be stock. If Tmo replaces phones for missing text messages, which is for sure a software problem (yes ive seen them do this), then they definitely will for this issue.
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If I flash RC29 (or RC7 for me) will this brick the phone as I currently have Death SPL. I'm sure I've read that somewhere on here?
Unrooted.......
I've now reverted back to RC7 (as I'm in the UK) and all seems okay....for now.
I will run it like this for a day to see if it still crashes or does anything funny. If it doesn't, I will re-root and start again!
Thanks for the help with this. I will update if it continues to crash.
Alright lets hope this fixed it lol
also it may be a little late but you should be fine flashing the RC7 as it replaces the SPL and radio
EVT Board.........
B-man007 said:
Alright lets hope this fixed it lol
also it may be a little late but you should be fine flashing the RC7 as it replaces the SPL and radio
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Now this is interesting, RC7 was fine. Re-rooted the phone, fine. Flashed AOSP_ADP_1.6_r1.2_DRC92_rooted_base_v2.zip ROM, fine. Flashed Amon_RA's v1.2.3.img recovery, fine. This is where it gets fun, partitioned my card within the recovery to FAT32, ext2 and linux-swap, then rebooted into recovery. The phone crashed. So, I thought there must be an issue with the sdcard. Put in the stock 2Gb card with the RC7 DREAIMG.nbh file on and pressed camera+power to go back to RC7. It came up with an red code 00058002, then went back to the bootloader screen. It stated at the top that it was an EVT board. Searched all of the Dream Q&A section for EVT and absolutely nothing. Tried going into bootloader again and that screen started to warp and the graphics and pixels started to jumble up.
Any ideas?
wow.....it changed board types on you?
did you manage to flash cyan at all before that happened?
you should flash cyan and boot on it before flashing amonra's recovery.
you can then flash the recovery then partition the card and wipe just to be safe
B-man007 said:
wow.....it changed board types on you?
did you manage to flash cyan at all before that happened?
you should flash cyan and boot on it before flashing amonra's recovery.
you can then flash the recovery then partition the card and wipe just to be safe
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I flashed the AOSP_ADP_1.6_r1.2_DRC92_rooted_base_v2 ROM and booted it up fully. Then using the Terminal Emulator within Dev Tools I flashed Amon_RA's recovery. All went well until I partitioned the sdcard. It won't boot up at all into the home screen or recovery, just bootloader, although it did this before when it first started crashing. I'm gonna leave it tonight and try again tomorrow.
Do you know anyone else on here who has any idea on this one? Seems like I'm the first!
This is probably an issue with the recovery itself...though ive never read about anything like your having.
ill bump this thread and see if anyone can help...maybe david can (ill tell him to get on here)
why dont you give a differant recovery image and dont try to partition just try with a fat32 sdcard on a cyan rom or something see what happens with that
There seems to be an influx of posts with users asking for help after bricking/semi-bricking their phone after upgrading using the ph39img method. Upgrading using the PH39IMG.zip is risky if you don't THOROUGHLY understand the steps, it is a bit complex even for those of us who have flashed numerous times when it was the gingerbread. It is hard to know what you are doing even if you are an expert at flashing roms because it completely different and new process.
With that being said, USE THE RUU TO UPGRADE!
Do not use the PH39IMG to upgrade just because it takes too long to download the RUU file, because there is a HIGH chance that you WILL brick your phone if you accidentally miss just one step in the process.
So do yourself a favor, be smart and use the RUU.
Official RUU from AT&T
-make sure to back up your files (that includes internal storage)-
Please forgive me for asking but can you point me to the RUU?
Also, I am unlocked & rooted...can you give me (or point me to) the "dummies simple guide" to flashing with the RUU?
I have flashed my older Captivate many times and many previous WM6 phones but not up on the HTC and Vivid yet... I apologize!
Sent from my HTC Vivid using Tapatalk
We can probably close this thread...lol. Good intentions, bad timing.
mark72501 said:
Please forgive me for asking but can you point me to the RUU?
Also, I am unlocked & rooted...can you give me (or point me to) the "dummies simple guide" to flashing with the RUU?
I have flashed my older Captivate many times and many previous WM6 phones but not up on the HTC and Vivid yet... I apologize!
Sent from my HTC Vivid using Tapatalk
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No problem, this post was intended to get you to use the RUU if you are not familiar with the HBOOT upgrade process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1338919
To run the RUU, you must relock your bootloader
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We can probably close this thread...lol. Good intentions, bad timing.
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Yeah, it looks like if you are on stock, you can now update through phone AT&T software update in settings. Hopefully it's a much smoother upgrading process.
dizzyraider said:
Yeah, it looks like if you are on stock, you can now update through phone AT&T software update in settings. Hopefully it's a much smoother upgrading process.
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I am on stock ROM that came on the phone, just unlocked and rooted and most of the bloat gone...I thought I read somewhere a couple of days ago that it wouldn't give it to me OTA unless I re-locked. Is this correct?
I guess I could try it but it's middle of the day, I'm at work...can't mess with it right now so just checking!
Thank you
Correct...
mark72501 said:
I am on stock ROM that came on the phone, just unlocked and rooted and most of the bloat gone...I thought I read somewhere a couple of days ago that it wouldn't give it to me OTA unless I re-locked. Is this correct?
I guess I could try it but it's middle of the day, I'm at work...can't mess with it right now so just checking!
Thank you
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I believe you will need to Re-Lock. I'm guessing that OTA and just running the EXE will result in the same thing if you are unlocked. No Go.
This probably isn't the proper thread to post this in but it is somewhat related.
Got home tonight and wanted to do this. Ran across the below link and it sounded detailed and easy enough...so...I decided to try it.
Well, I got down to step 15 and after that it automatically rebooted or something and it seems from there I can't do step 16, 17 and on. I can get to HBOOT but it never asked to update the PH39IMG.
What do I need to do now? Now if I try to boot the phone up I get stuck at the HTC splash screen.
Oops...forgot link: http://www.androidauthority.com/vivid-4g-pre-rooted-ics-htc-sense-3-6-63538/
Thanks!
mark72501 said:
This probably isn't the proper thread to post this in but it is somewhat related.
Got home tonight and wanted to do this. Ran across the below link and it sounded detailed and easy enough...so...I decided to try it.
Well, I got down to step 15 and after that it automatically rebooted or something and it seems from there I can't do step 16, 17 and on. I can get to HBOOT but it never asked to update the PH39IMG.
What do I need to do now? Now if I try to boot the phone up I get stuck at the HTC splash screen.
Oops...forgot link: http://www.androidauthority.com/vivid-4g-pre-rooted-ics-htc-sense-3-6-63538/
Thanks!
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Pull out the battery them put it back in (Before starting up again, make sure the file is downloaded correctly in the sd card) Power up by pressing power and vol down, them you can try to update again.
dizzyraider said:
Pull out the battery them put it back in (Before starting up again, make sure the file is downloaded correctly in the sd card) Power up by pressing power and vol down, them you can try to update again.
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Do you mean the PH39IMG file? And I'm not sure how to check that since I can't connect the phone to the computer after booted and see it as a drive. All I can get to is fastboot.
I did notice that on the site with the directions it says the PH39IMG file is 35.6MB and I d/l'd it twice and it shows 35.5MB on my computer. Not sure if that means anything or not.
Is there a way to see what's on the SD card without the phone booting?
mark72501 said:
Do you mean the PH39IMG file? And I'm not sure how to check that since I can't connect the phone to the computer after booted and see it as a drive. All I can get to is fastboot.
I did notice that on the site with the directions it says the PH39IMG file is 35.6MB and I d/l'd it twice and it shows 35.5MB on my computer. Not sure if that means anything or not.
Is there a way to see what's on the SD card without the phone booting?
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Yes, take out the card and use an external sd card reader. That's how i would do it
dizzyraider said:
Yes, take out the card and use an external sd card reader. That's how i would do it
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Ah...that would be the, or one of the, problem then...I put it on the phone. I'm accustomed to that from the phone I came from where the phone memory was often referred to as the SD card (because it was one it just couldn't be removed). I have no SD card in my phone that is removable. Yeah......